PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LORD JOHN KERR EDEN UPTON EDDISS (BRITISH 1812-1901) A young boy carrying a bale of sticks; and Two young girls in an outdoor setting (a pair) Black, ochre and red chalks heightened with white on blue-grey paper squared for transfer 132 x 102cm (52 x 40in)  (2) The society portraitist Eden Upton Eddiss was a fellow student and longtime friend of George Richmond. After completing his studies at the Royal Academy Schools, and dallying with landscape painting, he discovered his vocation as a portraitist. He was in particular demand for his likenesses of children, a genre in which he excelled. He painted many distinguished sitters, ranging from Paul Mark Roget, author of the original thesaurus, to Viscount Ebrington, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Many of his sitters became life-long friends; he exhibited annually at the Royal Academy.